Waverly Main Street
$93,400 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward a Master Plan and commercial district services to improve sanitation and the appearance of the Waverly commercial district.
Year Up Washington, Inc.
$200,000 / 2011 / Workforce Development
Toward continued support and expansion of the Year Up Baltimore program, a workforce development initiative for up to 64 at-risk young adults ages 18 to 24 in Baltimore City. Year Up provides one year of information technology training. During the first six months of the program, participants are paid weekly stipends and attend classes. For the next six months, students are placed in paid internships and are then assisted in finding professional level jobs.
YMCA of Central Maryland
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward support of the TEDx Baltimore conference.
YMCA of Central Maryland
$5,000 / 2011 / Education
For the purchase of Core Knowledge preschool home instruction workbooks for Head Start students at the All Saints site.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$80,000 / 2010 / Community Development
Two-year funding in support of land use and transportation policy reform at the state and local levels, and an initiative to “Keep Farmers Farming.” A public agenda will be created by 1000 Friends to encourage the redevelopment of existing communities; advocate for the preservation of the state’s remaining open spaces, and agriculture and forest lands; and develop Smart Growth transit and transportation plans.